Buzz Rankings: 3/23.

This Week, The Texas Gentlemen Backed That Thing Up.

There are many big shows in town this weekend, and many bands getting high-profile mentions in national publications, so the act that tops our weekly, local music power rankings this week may come as a slight shock to some of you out there.

So, yeah, their second-ever time topping the rankings was hard-earned and much-deserved, indeed.

Joining the Gents at TTMR are a ton of other locals, including Kacey Musgraves, Zane Williams, Eleven Hundred Springs, The O’s, Red Shahan, Buffalo Ruckus, Max Stalling, Castro and (full disclosure, my own band) the Vandoliers.

Other big shows this week include Demi Lovato’s American Heart Association fundraiser at AT&T Stadium, -topic’s “last-ever” show as a Dallasite, the Forever the Sickest Kids reunion at Prophet Bar as part of the So What?! Music Fest, the Power Trip album release at that same fest and Maren Morris’ headlining turn at House of Blues tonight.

In other news of the week, Don Henley announced a 70th birthday party in Dallas, and the Old 97’s played Conan without their drummer, who was in a freak accident.

Cory Graves is the Associate Editor at Central Track. He enjoys not only writing about Dallas and its local music scene, but being a part of it as a member of the band Vandoliers. Courtney Love once referred to him onstage as “my fucking therapist,” which he immediately put on his resume.